2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics
# 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes under the age of 20 which was held at the Moncton Stadium in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada from 19 to 25 July 2010. A total of 44 athletics events were contested at the Championships, 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. It was the second time that the event took place in Canada, after the 1988 edition in Sudbury. This became the last event announced by Scott Davis.

Katsiaryna Artsiukh of Belarus, the winner of the women's 400 m hurdles title, had a positive test for Metenolone (a banned steroid) on the day of her victory. She was banned from the sport for two years.

## Opening ceremony

The competition opened the evening of 19 July and, following a ninety-minute light and music presentation, the championships were officially opened by the Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper and Gary Lunn, the Minister for Sport. One event was held on the first day, the women's 3000 metres, and the Prime Minister awarded Mercy Cherono with the first gold medal of the competition.

## Men's results

### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 m details | Dexter Lee Jamaica | 10.21 | Charles Silmon United States | 10.23 PB | Jimmy Vicaut France | 10.28 |
| Pre-race favourite Dexter Lee became the first man to win two consecutive 100 m titles at the competition. ||||||
| 200 m details | Shōta Iizuka Japan | 20.67 | Aliaksandr Linnik Belarus | 20.89 | Aaron Brown Canada | 21.00 PB |
| Iizuka became Japan's first sprint winner at the championships. The highly favoured Dexter Lee had a false start in the heats. ||||||
| 400 m details | Kirani James Grenada | 45.89 | Marcell Deák-Nagy Hungary | 46.09 | Errol Nolan United States | 46.36 |
| James won but was still disappointed with his performance, saying: "I don't care about championships, I just care about running fast." ||||||
| 800 m details | David Mutinda Mutua Kenya | 1:46.41 PB | Casimir Loxsom United States | 1:46.57 PB | Robby Andrews United States | 1:47.00 |
| With their second- and third-place finish, Loxsom and Andrews became the first American males to medal in a middle distance event at the world junior championships. ||||||
| 1500 m details | Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku Kenya | 3:37.30 PB | Abderrahmane Anou Algeria | 3:38.86 | Mohamad Al-Garni Qatar | 3:38.91 |
| 5000 m details | David Kiprotich Bett Kenya | 13:23.76 | John Kipkoech Kenya | 13:26.03 PB | Aziz Lahbabi Morocco | 13:28.92 NJR |
| 10,000 m details | Dennis Chepkongin Masai Kenya | 27:53.88 WJL | Gebretsadik Abraha Ethiopia | 28:03.45 PB | Paul Kipchumba Lonyangata Kenya | 28:14.55 PB |
| Dennis Masai won his first international medal, following his siblings Moses Ndiema Masai and Linet Masai onto the global stage. ||||||
| 110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) details | Pascal Martinot-Lagarde France | 13.52 | Vladimir Vukicevic Norway | 13.59 | Jack Meredith Great Britain | 13.59 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Jehue Gordon Trinidad and Tobago | 49.30 | Takatoshi Abe Japan | 49.46 PB | Leslie Murray U.S. Virgin Islands | 50.22 SB |
| 3000 m steeplechase details | Jonathan Muia Ndiku Kenya | 8:23.48 | Albert Kiptoo Yator Kenya | 8:33.55 PB | Jacob Araptany Uganda | 8:37.02 |
| 4×100 m relay details | United States Michael Granger Charles Silmon Eric Harris Oliver Bradwell | 38.93 WJL | Jamaica Brandon Tomlinson Bernardo Brady Odean Skeen Dexter Lee | 39.55 SB | Trinidad and Tobago Jamol James Sabian Cox Moriba Morain Shermund Allsop | 39.72 SB |
| 4×400 m relay details | United States Joshua Mance Errol Nolan David Verburg Michael Berry | 3:04.76 WJL | Nigeria Japhet Samuel Tobi Ogunmola Jonathan Nmaju Salihu Isah | 3:06.36 NJR | Great Britain Nathan Wake Dan Putnam Sebastian Rodger Jack Green | 3:06.49 SB |
| 10,000 m walk details | Valery Filipchuk Russia | 40:43.17 WJL | Cai Zelin China | 40:43.59 PB | Petr Bogatyrev Russia | 40:50.37 PB |

### Field

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| High jump details | Mutaz Essa Barshim Qatar | 2.30 | David Smith United States | 2.24 PB | Naoto Tobe Japan | 2.21 SB |
| Pole vault details | Anton Ivakin Russia | 5.50 WJL | Claudio Stecchi Italy | 5.40 PB | Andrew Sutcliffe Great Britain | 5.35 PB |
| Long jump details | Luvo Manyonga South Africa | 7.99 | Eusebio Cáceres Spain | 7.90 | Taylor Stewart Canada | 7.63 |
| Manyonga emulated Godfrey Khotso Mokoena to become the second African ever to medal in the long jump at the championships. Stewart won Canada's first medal with his final effort. ||||||
| Triple jump details | Aleksey Fyodorov Russia | 16.68 | Ernesto Revé Cuba | 16.47 | Omar Craddock United States | 16.23 |
| Shot put (6 kg) details | Jacko Gill New Zealand | 20.76 WJL | Božidar Antunović Serbia | 20.20 NJR | Ding Yongheng China | 20.14 PB |
| The 15-year-old Gill beat out Antunovic (age 18) and Ding (age 19), surpassing Usain Bolt as the youngest ever world junior champion. ||||||
| Discus throw (1.750 kg) details | Andrius Gudžius Lithuania | 63.78 | Andrei Gag Romania | 61.85 PB | Julian Wruck Australia | 61.09 |
| Hammer throw (6 kg) details | Conor McCullough United States | 80.79 CR, NJR | Ákos Hudi Hungary | 78.37 | Alaa El-Din El-Ashry Egypt | 76.66 PB |
| Javelin throw details | Till Wöschler Germany | 82.52 WJL | Genki Dean Japan | 76.44 PB | Dmitri Tarabin Russia | 76.42 |
| Decathlon (junior) details | Kevin Mayer France | 7928 PB | Ilya Shkurenev Russia | 7830 PB | Marcus Nilsson Sweden | 7751 PB |
| Kevin Mayer defended a first-day lead and won the title in the 1500 m final event, overtaking Russian Ilya Shkurenev. ||||||

## Women's results

### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 m details | Jodie Williams Great Britain | 11.40 | Takeia Pinckney United States | 11.49 | Jamile Samuel Netherlands | 11.56 |
| Reigning youth champion Jodie Williams extended her undefeated streak to win her first junior title. ||||||
| 200 m details | Stormy Kendrick United States | 22.99 PB | Jodie Williams Great Britain | 23.19 | Jamile Samuel Netherlands | 23.27 |
| Kendrick produced a lifetime best to finally bring an end to Jodie Williams' four-year-long, 151-race winning streak. ||||||
| 400 m details | Shaunae Miller Bahamas | 52.52 | Margaret Etim Nigeria | 53.05 | Bianca Răzor Romania | 53.17 |
| Sixteen-year-old Miller overhauled the more favoured Etim, who held the world junior leading time. ||||||
| 800 m details | Elena Mirela Lavric Romania | 2:01.85 | Cherono Koech Kenya | 2:02.29 | Annet Negesa Uganda | 2:02.51 |
| 1500 m details | Tizita Bogale Ethiopia | 4:08.06 PB | Ciara Mageean Ireland | 4:09.51 NJR | Nancy Chepkwemoi Kenya | 4:11.04 PB |
| 3000 m details | Mercy Cherono Kenya | 8:55.07 WJL | Emebet Anteneh Ethiopia | 8:55.24 PB | Layes Abdullayeva Azerbaijan | 8:55.33 NJR |
| Cherono took her second consecutive World Junior title, becoming the first woman to repeat as World Junior champion in the 3000 m. ||||||
| 5000 m details | Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia | 15:08.06 CR | Mercy Cherono Kenya | 15:09.19 | Alice Aprot Nawowuna Kenya | 15:17.39 PB |
| A fraught duel between Mercy Cherono and Genzebe Dibaba was decided when Cherono stumbled in the final stages, allowing the Ethiopian to win. ||||||
| 100 m hurdles details | Isabelle Pedersen Norway | 13.30 NJR | Jenna Pletsch Germany | 13.35 | Miriam Hehl Germany | 13.46 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Vera Rudakova Russia | 57.16 PB | Evonne Britton United States | 57.32 PB | Shiori Miki Japan | 57.35 NJR |
| 3000 m steeplechase details | Purity Cherotich Kirui Kenya | 9:36.34 PB | Birtukan Adamu Ethiopia | 9:43.23 PB | Lucia Kamene Muangi Kenya | 9:43.71 PB |
| A pile up at the water jump enabled Kirui to construct her victory. German, Spanish, Italian and Mexican junior records were broken and home athlete Genevieve Lalonde set a NACAC junior record. ||||||
| 4×100 m relay details | United States Stormy Kendrick Takeia Pinckney Dezerea Bryant Ashley Collier | 43.44 WJL | Germany Nadja Bahl Leena Günther Tatjana Pinto Stefanie Pähler | 43.74 NJR | Netherlands Dafne Schippers Loreanne Kuhurima Eva Lubbers Jamile Samuel | 44.09 NJR |
| 4×400 m relay details | United States Diamond Dixon Stacey-Ann Smith Laura Roesler Regina George | 3:31.20 WJL | Nigeria Nkiruka Florence Uwakwe Bukola Abogunloko Chizoba Okodogbe Margaret Etim | 3:31.84 SB | Jamaica Jody Ann Muir Janieve Russell Natoya Goule Chris-Ann Gordon | 3:32.24 SB |
| 10,000 m walk details | Elena Lashmanova Russia | 44:11.90 WJL | Anna Lukyanova Russia | 44:17.98 PB | Kumiko Okada Japan | 45:56.15 |
| Elena Lashmanova and Anna Lukyanova controlled the race for a Russian 1–2, leaving pre race favourite Kumiko Okada trailing for bronze. ||||||

### Field

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| High jump details | Marija Vuković Montenegro | 1.91 NR | Airinė Palšytė Lithuania | 1.89 | Elena Vallortigara Italy | 1.89 |
| Vuković became the first Montenegrin to win a medal of any kind in athletics. ||||||
| Pole vault details | Angelica Bengtsson Sweden | 4.25 NJR | Victoria von Eynatten Germany | 4.20 | Holly Bleasdale Great Britain | 4.15 |
| Long jump details | Irisdaymi Herrera Cuba | 6.41 PB | Wang Wupin China | 6.23 | Marharyta Tverdohlib Ukraine | 6.20 |
| Triple jump details | Dailenys Alcántara Cuba | 14.09 | Laura Samuel Great Britain | 13.75 NJR | Deng Lina China | 13.72 PB |
| Shot put details | Meng Qianqian China | 16.94 | Cui Shuang China | 16.13 | Evgeniya Smirnova Russia | 15.75 |
| Brazilian Geisa Arcanjo initially won the gold medal, but later was disqualified for doping. ||||||
| Discus throw details | Yaime Pérez Cuba | 56.01 | Erin Pendleton United States | 54.96 | Yuliya Kurylo Ukraine | 53.96 |
| Hammer throw details | Sophie Hitchon Great Britain | 66.01 NJR | Barbara Špiler Slovenia | 65.28 | Zhang Li China | 63.96 |
| Javelin throw details | Sanni Utriainen Finland | 56.69 PB | Līna Mūze Latvia | 56.64 PB | Tazmin Brits South Africa | 54.55 |
| Heptathlon details | Dafne Schippers Netherlands | 5967 PB | Sara Gambetta Germany | 5770 PB | Helga Margrét Thorsteinsdóttir Iceland | 5706 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Canada)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kenya (KEN) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Cuba (CUB) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | China (CHN) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Grenada (GRN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Montenegro (MNE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Nigeria (NGA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Canada (CAN)* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (43 entries) | Totals (43 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |

* All Information taken from IAAF's website.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1313 athletes from 163 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

* Albania (1)
* Algeria (13)
* Anguilla (2)
* Argentina (4)
* Armenia (1)
* Aruba (1)
* Australia (35)
* Austria (5)
* Azerbaijan (2)
* Bahamas (22)
* Bahrain (8)
* Barbados (4)
* Belarus (12)
* Belgium (15)
* Benin (1)
* Bermuda (1)
* Botswana (4)
* Brazil (20)
* British Virgin Islands (2)
* Bulgaria (5)
* Burkina Faso (1)
* Burundi (1)
* Cameroon (1)
* Canada (57)
* Cayman Islands (1)
* Central African Republic (1)
* Chile (3)
* China (21)
* Chinese Taipei (13)
* Colombia (4)
* Comoros (1)
* DR Congo (1)
* Cook Islands (1)
* Costa Rica (1)
* Côte d'Ivoire (1)
* Croatia (6)
* Cuba (10)
* Cyprus (10)
* Czech Republic (14)
* Denmark (2)
* Dominica (1)
* Dominican Republic (4)
* Ecuador (4)
* Egypt (8)
* El Salvador (1)
* Estonia (9)
* Ethiopia (19)
* Fiji (1)
* Finland (18)
* France (43)
* French Polynesia (1)
* Gabon (1)
* Gambia (1)
* Germany (64)
* Ghana (1)
* Gibraltar (1)
* Great Britain (43)
* Greece (8)
* Grenada (2)
* Guam (1)
* Guatemala (1)
* Guinea (1)
* Guinea-Bissau (1)
* Guyana (1)
* Haiti (1)
* Hong Kong (2)
* Hungary (16)
* Iceland (3)
* India (10)
* Indonesia (2)
* Iran (3)
* Iraq (2)
* Ireland (9)
* Israel (4)
* Italy (41)
* Jamaica (33)
* Japan (36)
* Jordan (1)
* Kazakhstan (6)
* Kenya (24)
* Kiribati (1)
* Kuwait (3)
* Laos (1)
* Latvia (8)
* Lebanon (1)
* Lesotho (1)
* Lithuania (4)
* Luxembourg (2)
* Macau (1)
* Macedonia (1)
* Malawi (1)
* Malaysia (1)
* Maldives (1)
* Malta (1)
* Marshall Islands (1)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (16)
* Micronesia (1)
* Moldova (2)
* Mongolia (1)
* Montenegro (2)
* Montserrat (1)
* Morocco (8)
* Namibia (1)
* Nauru (1)
* Netherlands (15)
* Netherlands Antilles (2)
* New Zealand (22)
* Niger (1)
* Nigeria (14)
* Norway (13)
* Palau (1)
* Panama (1)
* Papua New Guinea (1)
* Paraguay (1)
* Peru (3)
* Poland (38)
* Portugal (8)
* Puerto Rico (5)
* Qatar (6)
* Romania (22)
* Russia (38)
* Rwanda (1)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
* Saint Lucia (1)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
* Samoa (1)
* San Marino (1)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
* Saudi Arabia (9)
* Senegal (1)
* Serbia (8)
* Seychelles (1)
* Singapore (1)
* Slovakia (2)
* Slovenia (11)
* Solomon Islands (1)
* South Africa (22)
* South Korea (12)
* Spain (35)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Sudan (2)
* Suriname (1)
* Sweden (26)
* Switzerland (9)
* Syria (1)
* Tajikistan (2)
* Tanzania (1)
* Thailand (6)
* Trinidad and Tobago (19)
* Tunisia (3)
* Turkey (14)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
* Uganda (5)
* Ukraine (23)
* United States (81)
* Uruguay (1)
* U.S. Virgin Islands (3)
* Uzbekistan (3)
* Vanuatu (1)
* Venezuela (4)
* Zambia (1)
* Zimbabwe (5)
